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WATER RITUAL #1: AN URBAN RITE OF PURIFICATION

Directed by Barbara McCullough
United States, 1979
Short
  • 55 minutes

Synopsis

Structured as a ritual for Barbara McCullough’s “participant-viewers,” Water Ritual #1 honors Black/Third World women’s beauty and self-possession, and has been recognized as a pioneering work in Black feminist and experimental filmmaking.

Synopsis

Structured as a ritual for Barbara McCullough’s “participant-viewers,” Water Ritual #1 honors Black/Third World women’s beauty and self-possession, and has been recognized as a pioneering work in Black feminist and experimental filmmaking.